Carnelian Bay vs Penryn

A side-by-side comparison of Carnelian Bay and Penryn: population, income, housing, and more.

Carnelian Bay and Penryn are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Penryn has the higher population (1,059 vs 432 in Carnelian Bay). Carnelian Bay has the higher median household income ($196,250 vs $121,302 in Penryn). Carnelian Bay has the higher median home value ($814,900 vs $731,300 in Penryn).

Population, income & housing

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
Population	432	1,059
Median age	40.7 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$196,250	$121,302
Median home value	$814,900	$731,300
Median gross rent	$3,193	$1,331
Housing units	1,009	500
Homeownership rate	87.0%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.7%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
Population	451 → 432 (-4.2%)	818 → 1,059 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$77,841 → $196,250 (+152.1%)	$61,905 → $121,302 (+95.9%)
Median home value	$632,300 → $814,900 (+28.9%)	$540,900 → $731,300 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,792 → $3,193 (+78.2%)	$1,458 → $1,331 (-8.7%)

Carnelian Bay

Population

451432

Median household income

$77,841$196,250

Median home value

$632,300$814,900

Median gross rent

$1,792$3,193

Penryn

Population

8181,059

Median household income

$61,905$121,302

Median home value

$540,900$731,300

Median gross rent

$1,458$1,331

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	19.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	25.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	16.9%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	23.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.6%
75 and over	7.6%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	80.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	12.8%	10.3%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	50.7%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
Drove alone	43.5%	64.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	56.5%	31.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
1-unit, detached	80.7%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carnelian Bay	Penryn
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1974	1987